Firefighters were able to control and extinguish the fire before it spread to neighboring apartments and no injuries were reported.

Fire investigators say the mother of a child left them with a friend in the complex while she went to the store. While her friend was watching her child, along with two others, one of the children reportedly set the fire while playing with a lighter on the bed.

The child was referred to the Fire Starter Program. The family is working with the local chapter of The American Red Cross.